NBA DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks for Monday, April 1 include Zion Williamson

Half of Monday’s NBA schedule features contests expected to be decided by double-digits, according to the spreads, which could lead to some lopsided contests and games already decided early in the fourth quarter. The Pacers (vs. Nets), Magic (vs. Trail Blazers) and Celtics (vs. Hornets) are all favorites by at least 10 points. How should potential blowouts affect your NBA DFS strategy? Could that mean these stars such as Jayson Tatum, Tyrese Haliburton or Paolo Banchero from the NBA DFS player pool see limited minutes and could underperform? Or could they have some huge performances to carry them as top NBA DFS picks?

Blowouts can also provide coaches the opportunity to empty their benches, which could create value from deep on the roster to contribute for NBA DFS lineups. Nets forward Trendon Watford has played at least 19 minutes in four straight games and is averaging 14.3 ppg with the increased role, so could he be a valuable, cheaper option for Monday NBA DFS lineups on sites like FanDuel and DraftKings? Before making your NBA DFS picks, be sure to check out the NBA DFS advice, player rankings, stacks, and top daily Fantasy basketball picks from SportsLine’s Mike McClure.

McClure is a DFS professional with more than $2 million in career winnings. He’s also a predictive data engineer at SportsLine who uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every minute of every game 10,000 times, taking factors like matchups, statistical trends and injuries into account.

This allows him to find the best NBA DFS values and create optimal lineups that he shares only over at SportsLine. They’re a must-see for any NBA DFS player.

On Wednesday (when McClure last made picks), McClure highlighted Hawks guard Dejounte Murray as one of his top picks in his NBA DFS player pool on both sites. The result: Murray had 30 points, three rebounds, seven assists, two steals and two blocks, returning 53.75 points on DraftKings and 55.1 points on FanDuel. Anybody who included him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable day.

McClure has…

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Author : CBS Sports Staff

Publish date : 2024-04-01 20:58:09

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